occasion
/ə'keɪʒən/
nounverb
8 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
An event that occurs at a critical time.
“it was needed only on special occasions”
2
A vaguely specified social event.
“an occasion arranged to honor the president”
3
An opportunity to do something.
“there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill”
4
Reason.
“there was no occasion for complaint”
5
VERBThe time of a particular event.
“on the occasion of his 60th birthday”
1
Give occasion to.
WORD FORMS
Starts withO
Ends withN
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®15 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinoccasionway
Starts & ends withO … N
Syllablesoc · ca · sion
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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